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September 13, 2008
HERRINGBONE Backstage Pass with BD Wong
My HERRINGBONE Backstage Pass with BD Wong photos are on display in
the lobby of the Berlind Theatre at the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, N.J. through 10/12/08.
September 7, 2008
Backstage Pass with BD Wong, star of Herringbone
A book
project and exhibition that I'm working on is photo-documenting my colleagues and contemporaries
in the arts, fashion and journalism, with a couple of astronauts thrown in for good measure. I am fortunate to be surrounded
by many accomplished artists who have granted me unprecedented access to their lives for my Asian American Pioneers Series
and other portrait collections. Collaboration is key in this very intimate process.  Last week, BD Wong invited
me to the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ, where he is starring in a musical called Herringbone.
Set
in the depression era, Herringbone is the story of an 8-year-old boy named George who discovers his gift for tap
dancing. When all of the adults in his life him rush to exploit his talents, George finds himself in a supernatural
struggle for control over body and soul.
It was fascinating to watch BD collaborate
with his director Roger Rees and choreographer Darren Lee, as they integrated
each of the eleven characters he portrays seamlessly to help tell this ghost story with a vaudeville twist. BD's
performance is a veritable tour-de-force which should not be missed. To receive a 15% discount off the ticket price,
call McCarter Ticket Office at (609) 258-2787 and mention AsianConnections.com. See you on the aisle.
Beijing Bound
At the beginning of August, I unexpectedly found myself
on a flight to Beijing. My father, a U.S. citizen, had an emergency operation and had his gallbladder removed.  He spent the next 43 days in the hospital due to complications from his diabetic condition, but was lucky to have a great
support network of friends who took care of him before, during and after my visit. Being a foreigner in a Chinese Hospital where they only speak Chinese and don't believe
in painkillers wasn't a cakewalk as you can well imagine. My goal was to bring him home, but he wasn't well
enough to travel when it was time for me to return home. I am happy to report that he is back in the U.S. and on
the mend. Thanks to our China family.
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| Andre De Shields in Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: From Douglass to Deliverance © Lia Chang |
Click here for my interview with Andre.
Click here for MINE EYES production photos.
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Lia Chang is an
actor, performance and fine art botanical photographer and an award-winning multimedia journalist. Lia’s portraits and
performance photos have appeared in Vanity Fair, Gourmet, German Elle, Women’s Wear Daily, The Paris Review, VIBE, TV
Guide, Daily Variety, Interior Design, American Theatre, Life & Style, OUT, New York Magazine, InStyle, Timeout.com, Villagevoice.com,
Playbill.com, Theatermania.com, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe, New York Times and
Washington Post. A former syndicated
arts and entertainment columnist for KYODO News, Lia is the New York Bureau Chief for AsianConnections.com. She writes about
culture, style and Asian American issues for a variety of publications and her Backstage Pass with Lia Chang blog. As a photographer and videographer, Lia is frequently tapped to collaborate with artists, organizations
and companies in establishing their documentary photo archive. She has been documenting her colleagues and contemporaries
in the arts, fashion and journalism since making her stage debut as Liat in the National Tour of South Pacific, with Robert
Goulet and Barbara Eden.
 LaMaMa e.t.c. presents Alfred Preisser and Randy Weiner’s CALIGULA MAXIMUS, a project with Hammerstein
& Weiner, LLC, Christopher McElroen, Alfred Preisser and Kingsize, USA, at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre,
March 12-April 10. Click here to read about the show. Join CALIGULA MAXIMUS on Facebook and Twitter.
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